Englishtown/Raceway Park was my first Grateful Dead show. Woman helicoptered away, they would not allow her to give birth to her baby at the show. I'm thinking given the enormity of the surroundings, the mud, heat, good call. This was quite an event for us. Several cars of friends attending. We paid a few bucks to park on a neighboring lawn, all very civil. Was this a somewhat poorly organized show, yes. The bath-rooming/hygiene, a real lack of water and generally cooperatively chaotic. I had the Playbill for this show well into the 2000's then gave it to a good friend for his birthday. Long Live the memory of the Grateful Dead. This was a great time in their history and my own. Thanks for the post.

I have been increasingly....touched by the occasional Matrix. This show is a favorite of mine, just in the company of 77 shows. I love the matrix here... Thank you so much to the tapers and all of the people involved in compiling audio. If you haven't listen to the DP album. Although, this matrix here is also VERY worth the time to download.

Tro, Mick, Alan, Leo, & Biek, great friends, great music, good times

8/6/74 version is great IF you like a lot of base. I love Jerry's solos, but almost get drowned out by Phil.
This version is for people who prefer guitar solos over a jazzier sound. There is no one BEST, just what the ear prefers my friends.
This is my #1. Love the intro

The music never stopped but we ran out of wine & got overheated. But the Dead & all were top notch. Solid first Dead concert.

I have to say this was one the best times I had and best show I ever been to, now please take 3 steps back!!

I started collecting tapes in 1979.This was my 1st "bootleg" dead tape.I love this archive,what a precious gift. Thank you all

This was my 1st Dead show and not only did the music blow me away, but the constant refrains of 3 steps back - "3 steps back" because of the crush of the crowd. I could write an entire novel just about this show, more than any of the 100+ I have seen since. Women gave birth at this show!! This was New Jerseys mini wooodstock and instead of the band sucking they strode like gods! What a great weekend!

Indeed, I'll have to second that emotion to what Burnt Rich aforementioned. The 8/6/74 Eyes of the World is the crème de la crème of them all, although 10/29/73, 9/7/73 & 6/18/74 are strong contenders. The '73-74 era cannot be topped for Eyes. But I digress...

I feel obliged to give props to THIS Eyes on this night. Not only the best of '77, but the best version for any year, post 1974 (IMHO, of course). This Englishtown show, as a whole, stands in the top 10 for 1977, which certainly boasts a lot considering how much superlatives 1977 has garnered through the years.

Both sets of this night are particularly crisp and consistent, and one can feel the gusto and energy the boys (and the girl) packed into this show. I do recommend picking up the Dick's Picks (vol. 15) of this show, as the sound quality is pristine, and it's easily one of the better of the 36 picks.

What is up with these huge flac files and huge decoded wave files? the seem too large to burn.

Well....
What a candy store, well with that said.
I really have not listened to this show until tonight, Wow for my first show this was awesome! I have gone on to see well over 100 shows. I still partake and always will. From the Other Ones to Further.
I did end up in the front and really enjoyed being up close. If you we're not there this is a Grate show to listen to.
Enjoy!
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Was always my favorite Eyes, as Jerry does three seperate jams befor singing. The transition from He's gone into NFA, gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it, as Bobby gets this ridiculous action on his guitar.

just when I think I have heard the best, I stumble upon another jem that lays waste to the rest of the best of the band that never rests as long as the archive is alive!

Very nice 77 set. Not totally up to the high standards of the period but excellent still. Outstanding TLEO and LLR. The Terrapin closer is great as well. I'm still not crazy about it as a closer though... the jam just feels like it's supposed to go into something else!

i was 15 years old and didnt have a ticket,hitched a ride with my brother,i remember an ice cream truck laying sideways in a ditch and he was still had ice cream for sale about a mile from the show,people everywhere,as soon as the dead came on security let everyone in free,towers of speakers everywhere and deadheads as far as u could see.loser was awesome,estimated eyes,music never stopped,this was my first of my 100+ shows and the absolute finest,who remembers climbing over the tractor trailor boxes to get out of the show,and the mountains of beer cans,great audio thanks for sharing it,they were terrible at woodstock and monterey but they absolutely shined just miles from my hometown.

I was 16, drove from Long Island with some Friends, what an amazing day.........I got all the way up front before the 2nd set, I could see The Sweat dripping from Bob when he was playing.

what a show!!!!!!!!!

The Band, The Crowd, The Sound....Amazing!

By far the best audience recording of this show I've heard yet - crisp, clear and powerful. A legendary show for lots of reasons: among-the-best-ever versions of so many songs - They Love Each Other, Half-Step, Looks Like Rain, and Peggy-O, and that's just the first set. In particular, Peggy-O doesn't get much mention, but this is THE one. Just perfect. Music Never Stopped ain't too bad either. And Garcia's solo on Loser is simply amazing - the second chorus is still one of my favorite 60 seconds of Grateful Dead music, and I've only listened to it a thousand times. And of course the He's Gone>Not Fade Away>Truckin ending is monumental: this band never played harder. And to anyone who says this show is overrated, I can only say: Terrapin encore!

this whole show is amazing but the last 4 songs have gotta be some of the hottest dead ever. give it one listen an you'll know they're firing on all cylinders. not fade away is pretty incredible

Reviewer: BayRidgeBoy - - April 19th ,2011Subject: I Remember
16 years old told mom I was camping with the knights of columbus. Friends family lived a mile away and owned the trackter trailers that made up the walls of the field. Ate some "BLUE KRISHNA" and went the the raceway at 2 in the morning the night before the show..... About 2k people all spaced dancing in the spotlights that the crews were using to set up.. We partied all night and in morning watched the place fill up. Wound up at the back of the venue when the show started after watching NRPS and Marshall Tucker. While in the back by some food trucks we found 4 boxes of frisbees with 250 in each box.. We dragged them out and started throwing them as fast as possible. Half hour later they were all over the crowd.. What a trip watching from the back hill and seeing your work at play!!! Out of the 250k plus people does anyone remeber the frisbees? Would love to know of any Photos?

What a long strange trip this show was. Electric Koolaid indeed.
Excellent recording! Best Donna scream ever?

WHAT A CONCERT AND THE ONLY CONCERT EVER HELD AT THE RACEWAY 150,000+ DEAD HEADS NRPS, MARSHELL T BAND AND THE DEAD. LOTS DROPPING OF THE SUNSHINE ELECTRIC KOOLAID AND BLONDE HASH